Gods+&+Goddesses

The Gods and Goddesses of Egypt The Egyptian religion was a polytheistic belief with many gods that were worshipped. The worshippers would give offerings of food, treasures and many other things. They believed the gods had many emotions and were like humans themselves. All worshippers including the king and the priests believed that they existed to serve the gods. The gods mostly had human bodies with many kinds of animal heads. Each god had a different duty in which they would control what they were willed to. (Example: Ra- God of the Sun) The most important had powers to control the most powerful elements such as the sun, the moon, and the Underworld. Here are some of the gods of Egypt. Ø ** Geb ** is the god of the Earth and the earliest ruler of Egypt. He is the son of Shu and Tefnut, the first children of Ra. He is the father of many gods including Osiris, Isis, Set and Nephthys. He is the husband of Nut. Ø ** Nut ** is the goddess of heaven and the sky and she is the mother of many gods. She is the twin and wife of Geb. Ø ** Ra ** is the first god of Egypt and he is the father of Shu and Tefnut. He also created Thoth and he controls the sun and the start of his worship was in the city of Heliopolis meaning “the city of the sun”. He has many forms depending on where the sun is. Example: He turns into Khepry when it is dawn.  Ø ** Atum ** is one of the various forms of Ra, and is connected to the setting sun.  Ø ** Khepry ** is the scarab headed god of the dawn and he is one of the many forms of Ra.  Ø**Horus**   is the son of Isis and Osiris. He has the head of a falcon and is the god of wisdom and sky. He takes many different forms and only a few forms are known.  Ø ** Isis ** is the god of magical power and healing. She is the mother of Horus and is the wife of Osiris. She is also the protector of the dead.  Ø ** Osiris ** is the god of Duat, the Underworld, fertility and agriculture. He is the oldest son of Nut, the father of Horus and husband of Isis.  Ø ** Thoth ** is the god of the moon, drawing, writing, geometry, medicine, astronomy, and magic. He has the head of an ibis and is thought to have helped pharaohs choose where to build their pyramids. His worship center is based in the city of Khemennu.  Ø ** Anubis ** is the dog or jackal headed god of mummification. He watches over the dead. In the process of mummification, priests wear a mask of Anubis. Ø ** Seth ** is the aardvark headed god of storms, he is plotting against his brother Osiris all the time and he is also the god of evil, chaos and deserts.  Ø ** Ma’at ** is the ostrich headed goddess of truth. She is thought to have been created to keep order and the universe and to keep evil from reigning. Her symbol is a feather. She is also seen as a woman with wings  Ø ** Wadjet ** is the snake goddess of Lower Egypt and she is the protector of the pharaoh and Egypt. She is always shown on the crown of the pharaohs and was joined by the vulture headed goddess Nekhbet after the Upper and Lower Egypt united. Wadjet’s symbols are an eye, a cobra and a snake on a staff<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; msolist: Ignoremsofareastfontfamily;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Wingdings; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Wingdings; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times New Roman; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msolist: Ignore;">. Ø ** Bes ** is the dwarf god of happiness and is a very ugly looking god. He is a god that many families like and there often is a statue of him in the households. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; msolist: Ignoremsofareastfontfamily;">

** Ptah ** is a creator god and also the god of craft. He is symbolized as a mummy fully wrapped in cloth.



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